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'''''Shawty''''', '''''shorty''''',''''' shauty''' '' or '''''shortie''''' is a slang term from [[African American Vernacular English]] used as a [[term of endearment]] but also frequently heard as a [[catcall]]. After the 1990s,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=The Etymology of Shorty|url=http://poly-graph.co/shorty.html|access-date=2021-05-04|website=poly-graph.co}}</ref> the term has largely referred to a young and attractive woman.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What in the World Does 'Shawty' Even Mean?|url=https://www.lifewire.com/what-does-shawty-mean-4152972|access-date=2021-05-04|website=Lifewire|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nolan|first=Melanie|title=The shorty story: A look at w the word became popular in rap songs|url=https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/entertainmentlife/20180312/shorty-story-look-at-how-word-became-popular-in-rap-songs|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-05-04|website=Burlington County Times|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504020459/https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/entertainmentlife/20180312/shorty-story-look-at-how-word-became-popular-in-rap-songs}}</ref> It was particularly popular in [[hip hop]] from the 2000s.<ref name=":1" /> ''Shawty'' is a [[Southern American English|Southern]]<ref name=":0" /> or rather [[African-American Vernacular English|African American]] variant of ''shorty'',{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} and can also refer to someone of a short height compared to a taller person, a newcomer, a child, or a good friend.<ref name=":0">"[https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-08-05-shawty_N.htm Rappers Flirt with the Word 'Shawty']". ''[[USA Today]]'', 6 August 2007.</ref>
'''''Shawty''''', '''''shorty''''',''''' shauty''' '' or '''''shortie''''' is a slang term from [[African American Vernacular English]] used generally as a nonspecific [[term of endearment]]. In specific settings, it can be interpreted as a [[catcall]]. Since the 1990s,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=The Etymology of Shorty|url=http://poly-graph.co/shorty.html|access-date=2021-05-04|website=poly-graph.co}}</ref> the term has also been used to refer to young and attractive women, mostly in [[hip hop]] tracks from that decade and those from the early 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What in the World Does 'Shawty' Even Mean?|url=https://www.lifewire.com/what-does-shawty-mean-4152972|access-date=2021-05-04|website=Lifewire|language=en}}</ref> <ref name=":1" /> ''Shawty'' is a [[Southern American English|Southern]]<ref name=":0" /> and [[African-American Vernacular English|African American]] variant of ''shorty'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nolan|first=Melanie|title=The shorty story: A look at w the word became popular in rap songs|url=https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/entertainmentlife/20180312/shorty-story-look-at-how-word-became-popular-in-rap-songs|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-05-04|website=Burlington County Times|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504020459/https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/entertainmentlife/20180312/shorty-story-look-at-how-word-became-popular-in-rap-songs}}</ref> and can also refer to someone of any gender who is shorter in stature compared to a taller person. It is also frequently used to amicably address newcomers, children, and good friends.<ref name=":0">"[https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-08-05-shawty_N.htm Rappers Flirt with the Word 'Shawty']". ''[[USA Today]]'', 6 August 2007.</ref>


==In hip hop music==
==In hip hop music==

Revision as of 01:37, 2 October 2023

For other uses, see Shorty (disambiguation) and Shawty (disambiguation).
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Shawty, shorty, shauty or shortie is a slang term from African American Vernacular English used generally as a nonspecific term of endearment. In specific settings, it can be interpreted as a catcall. Since the 1990s,[1] the term has also been used to refer to young and attractive women, mostly in hip hop tracks from that decade and those from the early 2000s.[2] [1] Shawty is a Southern[3] and African American variant of shorty,[4] and can also refer to someone of any gender who is shorter in stature compared to a taller person. It is also frequently used to amicably address newcomers, children, and good friends.[3]

In hip hop music

Below is a list of songs which contain the term in the lyrics.

Other genres

References

  1. ^ a b "The Etymology of Shorty". poly-graph.co. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  2. ^ "What in the World Does 'Shawty' Even Mean?". Lifewire. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  3. ^ a b "Rappers Flirt with the Word 'Shawty'". USA Today, 6 August 2007.
  4. ^ Nolan, Melanie. "The shorty story: A look at w the word became popular in rap songs". Burlington County Times. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ^ Spady, James G.; Lee, Charles G.; Alim, H. Samy (1999). Street Conscious Rap. Black History Museum, Umum/Loh Publishers. p. 394. ISBN 978-0967174105.


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